| Location | Colorado |
| Age | 16 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 19/02/1983 |
| Date of Death | 20/04/1999 |
| Visitors | 259 since 25/10/2009 |
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The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in
Columbine, an unincorporated area in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and
Littleton. Two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students
and one teacher. An additional 21 students and other persons were injured while attempting to
escape. The pair then committed suicide. In addition, it is the fourth-deadliest school massacre in
United States history, after the 1927 Bath School disaster, 2007 Virginia Tech massacre and the 1966
University of Texas massacre, and the deadliest for an American high school.
(Sasha Cohen has had the nerve to create a memorial for these killers on THIS site. Please tell her
that we want to remember the victims we love, not their killers. They get enough publicity already.
This site is for angels, let's keep it that way.)
Matt Kechter was a sturdy 210 pound Sophomore: He played on both the offensive and defensive lines
of the football team. He's remembered for his ready laugh. He was a weight lifter and an 'A'
student, always getting good grades in school.
"When I heard he was one of the ones from the library, it only made sense," said sophomore
basketball player and close friend Greg Barnes. "He was always in the library studying. He always
put academics first. He had straight A's but he would never brag about it. I kinda looked up to him
because of it. He was never in a bad mood, he was consistenly happy." Tragically, Greg committed
suicide shortly following the 1st 'anniversary' of the shootings at Columbine.
Matt was in the library studying when the shooting began. He had been seated at a table with his
friend, Craig Scott (brother of victim Rachel Scott). When the teacher ran in and told everyone to
get down, both boys hid under the table they had been sitting at and were joined by Matt's fellow
athlete and friend, Isaiah Shoels. After the shooters entered the library they shot several people
before Dylan Klebold spotted Isaiah and called Eric Harris's attention to their table. The two
gunmen made racial slurs toward the black boy and then Harris shot him at close range. Klebold fired
on Matt next, hitting him in the chest. Matt died sometime later in the library where he lay.
"He was a wonderful role model for his little brother," his parents wrote in a statement that was
read at his funeral at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church on April 27. "Their brotherhood had just
recently developed into a bonding friendship ... In Matt's heart, there was always enough room for
everyone to be victorious."
The University of Colorado (where Matt had planned to attend) sent his younger brother Adam one of
their jerseys bearing Matt's name and the jersey number he wore, 70, as part of Columbine's football
team. The Columbine High School football team all wore ribbons bearing his old jersey number were
asked to dedicate the next season to Matt's memory at his funeral service. Matt was buried in Mount
Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
In September of 1999, Matt Kechter was posthumously accepted into the National Honor Society.
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See through the window,
Look at the light,
Smell the sweet flowers,
See the sky bright,
Shed not the tears,
As you feel I have gone,
Love never leaves,
And my spirit lives on.
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I PROMISE I WILL HEAR…..
Don't think of me as dead and gone
Please understand I have just moved on
God took my hand
When you thought I had died
And led me over to the other side.
There's a better life
Than the one we know
And to it one day we all must go
No more pain, hardship,
Or times of misery
Instead there's all our loved ones
As happy as can be.
You may not see me for a little while
Hear me laugh or see me smile
But I promise you with all my heart
From the ones I love I will never part.
I will always be with you,
However far you walk
I will always listen,
When you feel you need to talk
So when you are saddened
Or driven to despair
Take comfort from the knowledge
That I am always there.
One day soon I will share with you
The happiness I have found
And you will see life doesn't end
Six feet beneath the ground
Forget about graveside visits
And fresh flowers every day
A yearly verse in the papers
Is surely not the way
When there is something you want to say
Or you wish that I was near
Just talk to me like you always did
I promise I will hear.
Thoughts Today, Memories Forever
If I should go tomorrow
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don't you ever cry.
The love that's deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You'll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.
Night Night Sweet Angel xxx
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┊ ┊┊ ★GOODNIGHT ANGEL★
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┊ ★sleep tight★
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★Sweet dreams★
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For You Matthew xxx
︽☆︽ TIME TO FOLD YOUR ANGEL WINGS ︽☆︽
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.............((............ A ray of sunshine came & went
.............) \........... A beautiful treasure only lent
............( , ).......... A prayer
.........._ `|'_......... A tear
...........| () ||........ A memory so dear
...........|.....||....... Each day of our lives
...........|.....||........We wish you were here
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︽☆︽ SWEET ANGEL ︽☆︽ SWEET DREAMS ︽☆︽
Friends of Mine
Columbine, flower bloom, tenderly I sing to you.
Columbine, roseblood red, heartbreak overflow my head.
Columbine, flower bloom.
Columbine there's hope for you.
Columbine, friend of mine.
To your gain, on the mark.
With your love, love again.
Comfort peace and sweet release come from you.
Where, it's true, I hide myself in you.
Can you still hear raging guns ending dreams of precious ones.
In God' son, hope will come, his red stain will take our pain.
Columbine, friend of mine.
Peace will come to you in time.
Columbine, friend of mine.
Turn a page, to your gain.
Keep your heart on the mark.
Comfort us with your love.
Love again.
Christ of grace attend this place we look to you.
Honor you.
Fix you in our view.
Columbine, flower bloom.
Tenderly I sing to you.
Columbine, roseblood red, heartbreak overflows my head.
Columbine, friend of mine.
Peace will come to you in time.
Columbine, friend of mine.
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